Amid reports over the merger of the two factions of the AIADMK in Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Friday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi, maintaining that he only discussed exempting the State from the purview of all-India NEET exam.
Palaniswami “reiterated the request of exemption from NEET for Tamil Nadu”, a brief official release from CM’s office said. Accompanied by lok Sabha Deputy Speaker M Thambidurai, the Chief Minister called on Modi at the office of the Prime Minister in Parliament House, the release added. Stalled negotiations on the merger of two AIADMK factions picked up again few days ago.
In Chennai, on Thursday, at the meeting presided over by Palaniswami, party questioned the appointment of TTV Dhinakaran as AIADMK’s deputy general secretary.